Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-06-11
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Yes, we have enlisted for the war
And will fight it out on this line Il
It takes all our coming years
The Commercial hotel has closed its
dining hall for the summer
Soda Springs Is making preparations
for gala summer season.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the N. y.
Church will give an ice cream festival
July 4th.
Soda Springs is TO become the
Baden Baden OF the Pacific Slope.
PocatelIo has 1900 inhabitants and
is only lacking in building lots To have
5000.
Mr.. William kirkpatrick has the
thanks OF the NEWS family for large
sack Of choice potatoes.
Emmerson & Bumgarner, formerly
In business at Blackfoot, are reported
as doing thriving business at Era
With good will for nll and malice
towards none, we sound our bugle and
take up our line OF march,
All the streams In the Territory have
been hrim full Of late, but the damages
/ from the high water are comparatively
n small.
Major DanilsOn has sold siI lots
n within the past few days upon which
5 residences are to be erected within the
next thirty days.
Snake river, like Kansas, was boom
/ ing last week, but Snake river like--is
quietly getting back 10 It's old chan
nels now.
Keisel & Co OF Ogden, got the con-
tract for supplying Fort Hall Indian
school with -four for the year beginning
July !. Amount 25,00O pounds
A cordial invitation Is extended TO
our friends To call at the NEws Office
when visiting town. The latch-string
will always be found on the outside
Our neighl'or, the Reporter, makes
call for mass meeting Of citizens
this evening, $50, Mt A. q. U. W. hall
for the purpose OF deyising ways and
means for Fourth Of July celebration.
Hon. II. W. Smith has disposed Of
his residence In the eastern par of
town 20 Attorney Reeves, OF Eale
Rock and win move to Ogden aloSit
the first OF July next
Mr.. Geo. ID. Temple arrived in Back.
foot on Tuesday evening from Fairfield,
Iowa, TO nesidc here for the prcsentas n
special agent Of the general land oalcc.
Blackfoot is indulging in no 'nioney
DRUM" boom for sickness follows ev-
cry drunk, but her growth Is steady,
sure and lasting march is onward
and upward
Some very fine prospects Of precious
metal have been found at the Butte
west OF us on the Era road, and par
ties are now pushing their invcsliga.
tions for all they are worth.
The lodge Of Good Templars organ.
ized here month or two ago, has more
than doubled Its membership since It's
organization and is gaining acccssions
at every weekly meeting.
The majority Of the towns and ham.
lets in the Territory are making pnp.
Rrations for n grand Fourth OF July
celebration. IL Blackfoot less patriotic
than her sister towns3 We W not:
then let the ball be put in mo- ".
President Cleveland has y y catch.
ing some fine trout In the n ms OF
northern New York, but wheIE Stout
and faris return from Wolverilpe and
rccitc their lesson We are going ID lass
Z them up to the head Of the class.
Herman brothers who own ranch
on the west side OF Snake river that Il
bonanza itself, has also a placer mine
which they believe 10 be very valuable
and are making extensive preparations
NJ gather In the precious metal Their
snill will be In full running order in a
few few days
Parson Jones Victor scales stand as
q ready umpire for the many daily
Rnesscrs at the weight Of horse flesh.
We saw a man, the other day, 80 earnest
Al his guessing that he spat in his hands
asad rubbed them together as IL 10 sicxe
Il lever and prize up one OF the distant
# Wuttes.
The County Board OF Pharmacy. at
n n " session few days ago. granted Ger.
y zliicates TO the following Pharmacists
III the county: DIR. Beanc and Frank
N Ramscy, OF Eagle Rock; L. @. East
fnan, Soda Springs; DR. A. L. Cook
u Pocatello; Mr.: Lindsey, Camas; and
a Dr. w. II. Behle, Blackfoot
Superintendent Houtz, assisted by
~ his excellent corps of teachers, has pre.
m pared an interesting programme for
the little ones, In observance OF Chill.
slren's Day, at the Baptist church Sun.
& sday evening next The entertainment
&Nil consist of rccitations, declama.
ons, musa etc Everybody cordial
invited.
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